#why crab day

[the-asexuality-blog]

Just to make my position on the subject of Crab Day clear, since word is going around that the idea came from a highly objectionable person, I’m going to quote rather than reblog @skaldish:

This I agree with. I've seen other posts go around about it, so it wasn't just that one person.

But to make it clear, I'll take the time to explain to people why participating in Crab Day (and financially supporting Tumblr in general) is important:

It's unfortunate, but in this day and age, large websites like this one can't function without an exorbitant amount of income. For other social medias, the bulk of this income comes from Business-to-Business (B2B) transactions, often in the form of selling user data.

The thing y'all need to understand is that wealth is VASTLY different in the B2B economy than it is with B2C (business-to-consumer) economy. In fact, this is a huge reason why we're in an economic crisis...because the US is a nation with two economies, and the power of the dollar is astronomically different between the two of them.

Tech's standard of wealth is based in the B2B economy. Because Tumblr is in the Tech sector, it needs to play according to Tech wealth. Unfortunately, the way you earn Tech wealth is by selling Tech-related B2B products, and for social media websites, that product is user data.

It's a competitive market that sets a new standard of rotten with every transaction. In order to acquire data that's more valuable than your competitor's data, you have to be less ethical about how you source it...and also be willing to cross moral boundaries in regards to who you sell it to.

If Tumblr finds no other way of sourcing income, they have no choice but to participate in this data market or shut down.

However, Tumblr is the home of the secret third thing. In this case, this secret third thing is to work with the community rather than exploit it.

(That's what it looks like to me, anyway. I nether trust nor doubt Tumblr's words; that's not what's winning me over. Instead, I'm curious to know where they plan to go with this, because this is unusual as far as business practices go and I think it would be cool if they're trying to set a more holistic precedent for the social media of the future. I won't be able to see that conclusion if they go bankrupt though.)

So yes, participate in Crab Day. Just because one unpleasant person also condones it doesn't mean it's a bad idea.

#crab day #why crab day #how to save tumblr

[flufflecat]

this is the most beautiful creature on earth and I will kill someone if it asks me to

#horseshoe crabs #I had a fun day at the beach #60% of my time was spent looking for horseshoe crabs #sadly I didn't find any tagged ones so no horseshoe crab pin for me 😔 #God I love these creatures though #shoutout to the girl and her boyfriend who were very interested in hearing my Horseshoe Crab Facts spiel #especially bc the girl let me teach her how to hold the crab so she could take a pic with it #I respect you random beach girl #and your lack of fear when faced with a creature that looks like a facehugger #I'm obsessed with how utterly chill and harmless horseshoe crabs are #they just scoot along like little roombas #and look so creepy but have no ability to hurt anyone #(I don't think they're creepy though. I think they're adorable perfect little angels) #and the way they move is perfect. it looks fake #I wish I could spend the next 7 hours at the beach staring at horseshoe crabs #why oh why must I be here with my family. these losers want to do things like 'go back to the hotel because it's getting dark' #booooo cowards #join me in some nighttime horseshoe crab excursions #cute animals #crabs #(not actually a crab)

[marlynnofmany]

Hey, fun fact about the Tumblr Crabs: if you leave a tab open from the crab time and forget about it ... you can still have crab friends several days later.

Behold my illicit crabs:

(Sorry to the one I captured accidentally. It appeared right under my cursor as I was clicking.)

#crabs #life on Tumblr #Crab Day #crab week #apparently #hooray for crab friends #no I'm not procrastinating why do you ask

[official-crab-posts]

thoughts on maryland

never been. i think its cool they have a state crab though !! the color gradient on blue crabs is very nice. blue crabs ftw. look at them.

theyre so pretty!! theyre freakin blue dude!!!

#official crab ask #this is an ask about crabs #the crab speaks #its shaped weird too. why are east coast states all shaped so weird and everything to the west is like. largely just square. #or at least in a shape that kind of makes sense and doesnt get really thin and squeeze between two other states or anything #i dont actually enjoy eating crabs so that part of maryland culture remains foreign to me #also baltimore is in maryland and thats where hairspray happens ! good morning baltimore!!! every days like an open door!!!! #you guys are getting crab lore. i like musicals.

[crabsnpersimmons]

Me: [poking my writing muse] hey, hey, wanna write something? Writing muse: [squints at me with disdain at my negligence then huffs and pushes out a scrap of paper. The paper says: Angst for the raincoat chibi DCAs] Me: …why? why would you do this? Writing muse: Their cheery disposition and childlike innocence was an affront to my nature. Art muse's work uplifts while I gaze into the abyss. Writing muse: [starts tossing more scraps of paper] ...and here, some cute scenarios for those hairdressers for you to daydream about. Me: wait this is too much, i have to study-- Writing muse: Not my problem. Art muse: [smashes through the wall] DID I HEAR HAIRDRESSERS? LET'S DRAW ECLIPSE, HE'S HOT. Writing muse: Let's make 'em kiss. I already have the date chapter planned out. me: guys wait wait, i have an exam in three days, can't all these ideas wait? Writing muse: Art muse: Art: Ooh! And y'know what? Sun and Moon are sooooo Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer coded! Writing muse: [sings the lyrics] "knockabout clowns, quick-change comedians, tight-rope walkers and acrobats" Yeah that checks out. Draw it.

#crab chatter #in case you were curious how my day has been #studies? what studies? #I have a tragic backstory for two innocent raincoat-wearing blorbos and a whole date plan for the hairdressers #and I've been figuring out Eclipse's hairdresser au design and #he is haunting my brain #with his stupid hat and pants why do I do this to myself? #and then I listened to mungojerrie and rumpelteazer today #and I wanna draw sun and moon doing the daaaaance #they'd be perfect for it! #might be a little quiet on here as I near my exam #but I'll be back #but for now I sleep #and hopefully dream of Eclipse #I can't wait to show you all

[meifaism]

Mspaint landoscar before i pull the first all nighter of the semester (it has just started)

The 2nd image is a cry for help btw i suddenly remebered that one pic of lando in a beanie and carrying a ton of bags if u know the pic pls send i cant find it for the life of me

#Day whateverhundredeternity of not having my drawing application fixed #Might go insane #Landoscar #Save me... Landoscar #“theres a crab” 😐👉 #oscar piastri #lando norris #f1 #Why are their names always in lower case

[michamiw]

Crab

Angry crab

Becomes crab

Fucking dies

BULLYING THE CRAB

LIL BABY MAN

#sky colt #sky children of the light #doodles #fan art #my art #random days #idk why i thought it had 6 legs xd #thatgamecompany #sky cotl crab

[starfieldcanvas]

for every "how dare you plan to spend money out of your entertainment budget while i, a complete stranger to you, am still poor" post i see i am buying another $3 worth of crabs

#look. i get that people in bad financial situations are tetchy #which is why i talked myself out of reblogging several stupid posts #but this is just the 'how dare poor people buy starbucks' argument except coming from other poor people #if you wouldn't begrudge a fellow poor person their sugary coffee just because you yourself don't have a coffee budget this week #then shut the fuck up about people wanting to give up a week's coffee to maybe help a website they enjoy #'if everybody donated to my kofi instead of to tumblr then i wouldn't be poor anymore' #yeah probably but also no one knows who you are and you're not specialer than any of the other poor ppl who enjoy this site #meanwhile we ALL know what tumblr is. because we live here #it's like 'why did they donate to save the savings & loan instead of to the individuals in the town who had loans out' #also. why does everyone think that solving the moderation problem is free!!! #that shit is very hard work! it's not a solved problem algorthmically at all #this site has 200 employees and 21 million posts a DAY #crab day #tumblr meta #dove.txt

[crehador]

sometimes i worry i don't really know how to write the hpmi cast outside bbmtc. but then arb comes out with an event where they've written hifumi exactly the same way i did just two days ago and i suddenly think

ah

i'm probably fine (*￣▽￣)b

#crab plays #hypmic #arb #hifumi being the ONLY ONE bold enough to just ask #hey why are you two beefing #LITERALLY!! less then two days after i wrote him as the only one bold enough to point out #to an obviously dating yet oblivious icsm #that they are in fact dating lmfao #extremely pleased and relieved to see it lol

[dude-iloveu]

how bout on july 29 we all log off tumblr and go see crabs at the beach

#tumblr crabs #crab day #don't care what you do with your money but don't make it some kind of big grand 'righteous' thing #call for tumblr blackout? impossible #even reddit. which started out strong. then got back to it after protesting 2 days later #for tumblr? nah i cannot expect us to follow through with anything and make it a success #like the dashcon thing.the apple doesnt fall down from a tree or something idk the saying #seriously. why do you want to keep supporting when all they do is make changes that provide no benefit to the OG users?? #why didn't you guys do it. say. when they were releasing polls or something? when they did something that was a tiny bit good

[the-asexuality-blog]

Okay, I want to make something very clear

While I’m thrilled and amazed that the Crab Day post has blown up so much, it’s important for everyone to remember that THOSE ARE NOT MY WORDS. Those are @skaldish‘s words, and you should check out his shop Lockwood Metaphysical and his side blog @prefrontal-bastard because he has some amazing philosophical insights. I quoted him instead of reblogging because I felt that what he had to say was getting lost because of the initial part of the post, an ask in which someone talked about the repugnance of the person who (supposedly) originated the idea.

Also, Crab Day is actually Crab Week, July 29 - August 5, because some of us don’t get paid until the beginning of the month.

Again, Zan’s words, not mine, just quoted to give emphasis where I felt it was needed.

#crab day #why crab day #skaldish #prefrontal-bastard

[technicallyaminecraftsimp]

Why is it raining so much here rn whattttt the fuck

#like. 4 days in a row #bunch a rain #I live in a fucking desert what is this #February flowers bring march showers ig #jk I don’t know the actual saying lmaoooo #but like #babe I have books. w paper. that can get wet #why are you doing this #The Crab Speaks

[ctl-yuejie]

why does tumblr look like twitter?

#tumblr #still haven't written the tthing about why crab day won't do shit #because i intended to actually write it up properly #but just this *gestures at the screen* should indicate to you how in step the decision making is with the current users of the platform #and i freely admit that i might not be the 'standard' tumblr users since i only use it in the browser version and apparently almost everyone #uses the app (???!!!) but i'd carefully wager that most people do not care for the interface to look more like worse sites in order to 'ease #' new users into it

[tankgotstuckinthecircusgate]

no fr sometimes i feel like accepting henry in falcone family was a mocking insult from carlo

#“look at u i killed ur boss and now u crawled to join me. pathetic. anyway bravo bravo welcome to the family u made the right choice👏👏” #or it was like this guy is so pathetic lets see how long he can hold out here #Im not serious here btw. Its just that eddie n carlo are both jackals and for the love of god #that mickey the fking crab thing just shows that carlo enjoys insulting ppl in the most humiliating way #and for henry its like #and i would speak to the almighty; i desire to argue my case with god; why do you hide your face? #answer me! answer me! get down here and answer me #“i really wanna punch you in the fucking face🤠” #sorry “job” was mine henry & carlo song since october. listening to it on repeat today #watch passive fatalist christian meet agressive “i'm gonna rip out what i want with my teeth” scumbag #sorry im super delusional today this day is a rollercoaster. everything above is a joke mostly #m2 #henry & carlo #yes there will be a tag now

[pepprs]

gonna delete this later bc i know it’s unproductive to screenshot / namedrop and i actually am thinking the best approach would just be to privately share this thought w the dev who posted this in a possibly futile attempt to effectively advocate for the change i want to see (#worktag2 lol). but im workshopping it here w my beloved mutuals first as i always do which is kinda shooting myself in the foot given that the devs can probably see that but whatever. my thought is like… i get it. i really do. i get that this place needs to stay afloat and some of that is gonna involve sacrifice or something from everyone involved. but… why would you try to snuff out the things that make this place what it is and just make it like all the other places. why would you not even take into account how the changes are going to impact EXISTING users who are loyal even if they don’t pay. people aren’t going to come to tumblr for more tiktok and instagram. they’re going to come here for tumblr. for the anonymity and the customization and whatever. so like i just don’t get it. why is the solution to this problem to experiment with changes **that existing users won’t like** and not to listen to what existing users want and do more of it bc other ppl likely will want that too.

#purrs #idk my thoughts aren’t organized and i have a stomachache so im not thinking clearly and ik i also was trashing staff earlier and that so ma #many ppl must be sending them hate and shit and i know there are probably better ways to go about things. but it’s like.. i do not feel like #i matter and belong as a long time tumblr user 😃 like why would you say this. it’s kind of like a big fuck you to the people who are here es #especially since there have been experimental features (like polls) ppl here have been wanting to see forever. like why can’t you work WITH #us instead of becoming another soulless algorithm wasteland. it just fucking sucks to feel like we don’t matter and we’re not being listened #to. and i get it like this is an age old story. but it sucks. it really does. #delete later #like idk. it just sucks to see a dev say that. why would it not even matter to you what existing users want and need and think. idk #like instead of removing the ‘it’ to get… why not just… idk. make it easier to get. instead of eliminating the it. you know? #ive been mad abt this all day which is cringe / dumb bc it’s the pikaman sword lady crab blue checkmark ‘hellsite’ and i don’t want to buy i #into the cringe staff blog persona but like. tumblr is a lifeline to me and this is just so upsetting lol

[acerikus]

Yeah no hard disagree with this post. I'd understand the logic maybe a few months ago, but tumblr is making some EXTREMELY questionable decisions rn that really don't deserve rewarding.

Are they financially struggling? Yes. Is that bad for us? Also yes, but their solution is even worse! We've seen how they're planning to strip down posts, hide notes and move tumblr away from being a blogging platform and more into a twitter-instagram-tiktok mashup. American users are gonna stay stuck with tumblr live (which they confirmed is here to stay), they're stripping away huge amounts of features, and they're telling epileptic people to BUY AD-FREE IF ADS ARE STROBING TOO MUCH.

Honestly, if you'd told me they were in the red and planning to open donations/do crab day last year, I might've even donated. But tumblr needs to learn that pulling this shit is NOT gonna start making them money. If they want to get out of the red they've gotta start caring about their users.

Don't give them a damn penny till they back down from some of this shit. I'd rather watch the site burn to the ground without funding than watch it become a sanitised social media clone filled with advertisers and nothing that makes tumblr tumblr.

#the fact that someone blazed this. war and hate on planet earth this post is so annoying #you wouldn't pay ppl in any other industry for actively trying to ruin your life so why would you here? #pay them or whatever but like. if you do I'm v much not on your side lmao #things like blazing and badges were creative ways to make money but. their current plans to change the website are awful #and shouldn't be rewarded #don't support crab day and let them know exactly WHY #or at this rate we're gonna see the second great tumblr exodus #(as in leaving. not taking refuge here) #the only people who are gonna stay if this keeps happening is twitter users. do y'all really wanna be stuck here w a bunch of twitter users